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Clay Farris Naff

Clay Farris Naff

Why We Both Overrate and Underestimate AI

To paraphrase Admiral Perry, we have met an alien intelligence, and it is ours. Human civilization has given rise to artificial…

Apr 2, 2023

Graph shows rising number of searches for AI

Apr 2, 2023

Clay Farris Naff

Turning Away Hate with Kindness

How did you spend the so-called Day of Hate this past weekend? I mostly ignored it, and thankfully, it appears, so did nearly everyone…

Feb 26, 2023

Turning Away Hate with Kindness

Feb 26, 2023

Clay Farris Naff

A Post-Hamline Professor Greets Their Students

Preface:

Jan 11, 2023

A Post-Hamline Professor Greets Their Students

Jan 11, 2023

Clay Farris Naff

You Have the Power to Put Hate in Its Place

Forget about losing five pounds or hitting the gym before dawn. This year, we must redouble our resolve to quench hate. We have to stand…

Jan 6, 2020

You Have the Power to Put Hate in Its Place

Jan 6, 2020

Clay Farris Naff

What Cultural Appropriation on a Global Stage Can Teach Us

Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. Why, then, is Russian singer, techno songwriter/mixer, DJ, and dentist Nina Kraviz…

Nov 16, 2019

Nina Kraviz, sans cornrows, at a 2017 festival. (credit Bojan Hohnjec)

Nov 16, 2019

Clay Farris Naff

When Liberal Theology Plunges Into a Black Hole

“Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.” — Jesus, as quoted in Matthew 23:24

Apr 17, 2019

When Liberal Theology Plunges Into a Black Hole

Apr 17, 2019

Clay Farris Naff

If Pope Can’t Reform the Catholic Church, Who Can?

Seen in the light of Catholic doctrine, Pope Francis may appear to be the most powerful person in the world. He has authority (backed by…

Mar 6, 2019

If Pope Can’t Reform the Catholic Church, Who Can?

Mar 6, 2019

Clay Farris Naff

We Cannot Return Hate with Hate

When bad things happen, liberals look in the mirror. After the 2016 election debacle, we examined every blemish in Hillary’s campaign. We…

Oct 28, 2018

We Cannot Return Hate with Hate

Oct 28, 2018

Clay Farris Naff

Belgium’s Folly: Why the Right to Die Does Not Rightfully Belong to Children

The “slippery slope” is generally a bogus rhetorical tactic. During the national debates over gay marriage, for example, opponents…

Aug 12, 2018

Aug 12, 2018

Clay Farris Naff

Holding Kids as Hostages Is Inhuman and Un-American

“Like animals in a cage.” That’s how a federal contractor describes the warehousing of children stripped from their parents at the border…

Jun 19, 2018

Holding Kids as Hostages Is Inhuman and Un-American

Jun 19, 2018

Clay Farris Naff

Clay Farris Naff

Former Science & Religion Correspondent, The Humanist magazine. Opinions expressed do not represent the views of any organization.

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